00:00The Shah Alam High Court on Thursday dismissed a bail application by 19.
00:0518-year-old D. Thinneswari, who was charged with abetment in the murder of a university
00:10student, Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin ruled that
00:15the court was not satisfied that the requirements for bail had been met.
00:20D. Thinneswari was initially charged on July 10 with abetting her boyfriend,
00:25M. Sri Dharvyan, in the murder of 20-year-old Manishapreet Kaur Akhara,
00:30at a condominium in Cyberjaya between 9.11 p.m. and 11.31.
00:35On June 23, she was charged under Section 109 of the Penalty
00:40Code, read together with Section 302 of the same code, and faces the
00:45death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years if convicted.
00:50The principal offense of murder was allegedly committed by 19-year-old M. Sri Dharvyan.
00:55On January 15, during a hearing of Thinneswari's bail application,
01:00her lawyer, Mohamed Baharuddin Mohamed Arif, submitted that the
01:05murder must first be proven before any alleged abetment could be considered, noting
01:10that Thinneswari was not at the scene. He also highlighted Thinneswari's youth,
01:15her need to continue her undergraduate studies, and her willingness to comply with bail conditions.
01:20With the trial still two years away. In response, Deputy
01:25Public Prosecutor Raja Zaisul Farida Raja Zaharuddin opposed the
01:30bail application, citing Thinneswari's arrest, remand, and subsequent charges
01:35as evidence of her involvement. He said witnesses would establish her role and
01:40noted that abetment cases do not always require the accused to be present at the scene.
01:45The prosecution submitted that the serious nature of the offense did not warrant
01:50bail. Meanwhile, lawyer Raspreet Kaur, who is holding a watching
01:55brief for the victim's family, said the trial has been fixed to commence in March 2020.
02:00Manisha Preet, from Kuching, Sarawak, was found unconscious with
02:05visible injuries by a friend at about 10am on June 24th.
02:10He had been alone at the hostel after five housemates had returned home for the holidays.
02:15This mortem revealed that blunt force trauma to the head was the cause of death.
02:20Luckily, there were no one at least in much less at the time.
02:27But, I thought that was a good deal of affective battle.
02:30I felt like I was supposed to get a really good deal of, you know.
02:36I felt good. I felt worse. I was hurt, but, and it was all I had to be
02:41got ouvised. You know what?
02:42I felt like my friend, and he was a good man.
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